Great Black and White Photographers Part two

Great Black and White Photographers 

Part Two:

          Eugene Atget was born on February 12, 1857, and passed away on August 4, 1927. He is a French photographer and documents the architecture of Paris. During World War I Eugene gave up on photography since he saw Valentine's son Leon die right in front of him, he kept all of his achieves in the basement for safekeeping. He liked to call himself an actor because he gave lectures and readings. The school he at tented was Drama School, but only part time since he was draft for the military service.

          Timothy O'Sullivan was born on the year of 1840, (no recored of the month or day) and passed away on January 14, 1882. Timothy was known for his work related to the American Civil War and the Western united States. He was born in Ireland and came to New York when he was two years old with his parents. When the Civil War began he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Union Army and later was present at Beaufort, Port Royal, Fort Walker, and Fort Pulaski. There is no records of him fighting. From 1867 to 1869, he was an official photographer on the United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel under Clarence King.

          William Henry Fox Talbot was bron on February 11, 1800 and passed away on September 17, 1877. He was a British inventor and photographer pioneer who invented the calotype process. His work in the 1840s on photo-mechanical reproduction led to the creation of the photo glyphic engraving process, the precursor to photogravure. He is remembered as the holder of a patent which, some say, affected the early development of commercial photography in Britain.